Furnace Tech

Furnance Technician

Job Description:

• Provide maintenance and repair services for Hot Work production furnaces and Heat Treat furnaces.
• Sound understanding of combustion theory and application of concepts during furnace troubleshooting and repair to maintain thermal furnace characteristics and operational efficiency.
• Prepare survey racks and stands for the performance of Temperature Uniformity Surveys to include: cutting and welding thermocouple wire to the required length(s) and affixing them to the correct positions on the survey rack / stand(s) in accordance with quality procedures.
• Perform Temperature Uniformity Surveys test using a Portable Survey Datalogger Field Test Instrument mobile computer.
• Upload the Temperature Uniformity Survey results to the network system for proper review and acceptance by the Quality personnel in order to release the furnace back to production following the performance of Temperature Uniformity Survey or System Accuracy Test.
• Calibrate furnace control instruments such as the temperature chart recorders, temperature controllers and the over limit controllers.
• Create the certification of calibration for each instrument and affix calibration sticker that shows calibration date and due date in accordance with quality procedures.
• Work directly with the Quality Department representatives, supervision and management to immediately identify and correct issues affecting the compliant functioning of furnaces.
• Assuring that after the quality personnel reviews and approves the certification of calibration file calibration records with the maintenance planner.
• Validate and confirm sufficient furnace components are on hand for the performance of scheduled TUS, SAT and calibrations.
• Ensure that all the instruments that cannot be calibrated in house get calibrated by an outside source, such as Optical pyrometers, potentiometers and gas analyzers.
• Review material certifications to ensure they have been approved for release and use by the Quality Department for thermocouple wire, control thermocouples, potentiometers, optical - pyrometers and Gas analyzers prior to their usage for both Forge and Heat Treat Departments.
• Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers and electro-mechanical controls a must.